CGBookcase

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CGBookcase is ranked #8 of 27 in texture libraries on The Geeks Club. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

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CGBookcase PBR textures Free 566 free textures · CC0 1.0 license cgbookcase.com · 2 Oct 2026

Texture Tiling Tool Free Free and open source software cgbookcase.com · 2 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Asset types: material
License scope: commercial
Download model: unlimited
PBR maps: Yes

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What it offers: CGBookcase provides PBR textures with the map types needed to create photorealistic materials.
Texture catalog: The textures page lists 566 free textures and filters for 1K, 2K, 4K, 6K, and 8K resolutions.
Texture license: The textures are published under the CC0 1.0 license and may be used for free without giving credit.
Texture maps: The Manhole Cover 16 material lists Base Color, Height, Mask, Metallic, DirectX Normal, and Roughness maps.
Texture Tiling Tool: The Texture Tiling Tool is open source software for quickly making photoscanned surfaces seamless and tileable.
Tiling features: The tool offers surface-aware blending, clone patches, and equalization of lighting differences at texture seams.
Example file sizes: The tool page offers sample Rock and Bark textures in 4K and 8K, with listed file sizes from 118MB to 958MB.
Blender guidance: CGBookcase provides a Blender guide covering base color, roughness, height, normal, metallic, ambient occlusion, leaves, and surface imperfections.
Blender compatibility note: The Blender guide says CGBookcase normal maps are DirectX format and require inverting the green channel for Blender's OpenGL format.
Unreal guidance: CGBookcase provides instructions for importing its maps and setting up materials in Unreal Engine.
Patron benefit: The texture pages say patrons can access a Google Drive folder containing all the textures.
Privacy and analytics: The privacy page says cgbookcase.com uses Cloudflare Web Analytics and embeds YouTube videos in privacy-enhanced mode.
Cookies and newsletter: The privacy page says first-party cookies are used only by the Patreon benefits tool for authentication and identifies Buttondown as the newsletter tool.
Creator: Dorian Zgraggen says he runs the site in his spare time and creates free PBR textures and guides.
Price from: Free

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Best Texture Libraries in 2026#8 of 27

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Sources

cgbookcase.com· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/textures· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/textures/manhole-cover-16· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/texture-tiling-tool· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/learn/how-to-use-pbr-textures-in-blende· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/learn/how-to-use-pbr-textures-in-unreal· checked 2 Oct 2026
cgbookcase.com/privacy-and-cookies· checked 2 Oct 2026